He got a shutout in his first NHL start on April 1, 2009, he got a shutout in his first start with the New York Islanders on Feb. 19, 2011, and on Saturday he got a shutout in just his second start with the Jets.

Oddly, those are his only three career donuts.

The question now, however, is does Jets head coach Claude Noel go back to Montoya for Tuesday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers? It’s not out of the question considering how ordinary Ondrej Pavelec’s play has been lately.

“I haven’t given it too much thought about where we’re gonna go with the goalie as far as that goes,” Noel said. “… He’s gained my confidence.”

Montoya did his best Dominik Hasek impression in the second period, flopping around like a fish and stopping Patrick Wiercioch’s blast from the point with his chest. Said Montoya: “It’s like, ‘Oh shoot, do whatever you can.’ ”

Montoya credited goaltending coach Wade Flaherty for improving his game, and he vowed to try to get better after Saturday’s sparkling performance.

“I’m going to go back to the tape, see what I did well, talk with Flats and fine tune it,” he said. “It’s about putting that perfect game together.”

Jets ready to take Flyer on Montoya?

He got a shutout in his first NHL start on April 1, 2009, he got a shutout in his first start with the New York Islanders on Feb. 19, 2011, and on Saturday he got a shutout in just his second start with the Jets.

Oddly, those are his only three career donuts.

The question now, however, is does Jets head coach Claude Noel go back to Montoya for Tuesday’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers? It’s not out of the question considering how ordinary Ondrej Pavelec’s play has been lately.

“I haven’t given it too much thought about where we’re gonna go with the goalie as far as that goes,” Noel said. “… He’s gained my confidence.”

Montoya did his best Dominik Hasek impression in the second period, flopping around like a fish and stopping Patrick Wiercioch’s blast from the point with his chest. Said Montoya: “It’s like, ‘Oh shoot, do whatever you can.’ ”